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Nearly 80% of US citizens are increasingly worried about ransomware attacks on cities – yet more than half are still hesitant to have city governments put forth the funds to fight off hackers or implement cybersecurity defenses to help protect against attacks in the first place, according to a survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of IBM. The study findings explore the extent to which U.S. citizens understand the severity of ransomware attacks, what … More → The post Most citizens are against local governments paying ransomware attackers appeared first on Help Net Security.

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